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Privacy Policy for Osterony Travel Insights

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This Privacy Policy describes how Osterony Travel Insights ("we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and discloses information when you visit or use our website, osterony.info (referred to as "our site" or "this service"). As a dedicated tourism information blog situated in Austria, our site brings you authentic insights and detailed guides primarily focused on exploring Austria\'s roadways. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in an open and transparent manner, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

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1. Who We Are

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Osterony Travel Insights operates the website osterony.info, an online platform providing travel information and guidance, particularly concerning Austrian autobahns, vignettes, and road regulations. We are based in Austria.

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2. Information We Collect

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As a tourism blog primarily offering informational content, we collect very limited personal data. Most of the information we collect is technical and aggregated, aimed at improving your browsing experience and understanding website performance.

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2.1. Automatically Collected Information

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When you visit our site, certain information is automatically collected from your device. This information may include:

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• Your Internet Protocol (IP) address.
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• Browser type and version.
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• Device type (e.g., desktop, mobile, tablet).
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• Operating system.
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• Referring URLs (the website that led you to our site).
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• Pages you view on our site.
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• The time and date of your visit.
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• The time spent on individual pages.
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• Clickstream data.
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This data is typically collected through standard web server logs and analytics tools. It is used to understand how visitors interact with our site, to troubleshoot technical issues, and to improve our content and user experience.

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2.2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

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Our site uses "cookies" and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience. Cookies are small data files placed on your device. We use cookies for:

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• Essential Functionality: To ensure our site functions correctly and securely. These cookies are strictly necessary and do not require your consent.
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• Website Analytics: To gather anonymous usage data that helps us understand how our site is used, which content is popular, and how we can improve our services. This includes information such as the number of visitors, where visitors have come from, and the pages they visited. We rely on your consent for the use of these non-essential cookies, which you can manage via our cookie consent banner.
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You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or, for non-essential cookies, through the cookie consent banner presented upon your first visit to our site.

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3. How We Use Your Information

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We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

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• To operate, maintain, and provide the functionality of our website.
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• To analyze website usage and improve the content, layout, and services offered on our site.
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• To monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services.
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• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues or security incidents.
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• To comply with legal obligations.
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We do not use your information for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.

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4. Legal Basis for Processing Your Information (GDPR)

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Under the GDPR, we process your information based on the following legal grounds:

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• Legitimate Interests: We process automatically collected technical and usage data where it is necessary for our legitimate interests in operating, maintaining, and improving our site, ensuring its security, and understanding how our content is consumed. This processing is conducted in a way that respects your privacy rights and interests.
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• Consent: For non-essential cookies (such as analytics cookies), we obtain your explicit consent through our cookie consent banner. You have the right to withdraw this consent at any time.
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• Legal Obligation: In certain circumstances, we may be required to process or disclose your information to comply with a legal obligation, such as responding to a court order or legal process.
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5. Sharing and Disclosure of Your Information

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We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties for their marketing purposes. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

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• Service Providers: We may engage third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf (e.g., web hosting, website analytics). These third parties have access to your information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
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• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, or ensure the safety of our users or the public.
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Given our location in Austria, any international transfers of data (e.g., to service providers outside the EEA) are conducted in compliance with GDPR requirements, typically relying on Standard Contractual Clauses or ensuring the recipient country has an adequate level of data protection as recognized by the European Commission.

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6. Data Retention

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We retain automatically collected information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. For instance, website analytics data is typically retained for a period of up to 26 months to allow for year-on-year comparisons. Server logs may be retained for a shorter period for security and troubleshooting purposes.

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7. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

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As a data subject under the GDPR, you have the following rights concerning your personal data:

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• The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
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• The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
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• The Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.
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• The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
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• The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
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• The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
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• The Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
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• The Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, particularly in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work, or place of the alleged infringement, if you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes GDPR. The relevant supervisory authority in Austria is the Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde (Austrian Data Protection Authority).
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To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below. We will respond to your request within one month, as required by law.

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8. Third-Party Links

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Our site may contain links to external websites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and practices of these sites and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy policies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

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9. Children\'s Privacy

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Our service is not directed to anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from anyone under the age of 16 without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

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10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

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We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

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11. Contact Us

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If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or would like to exercise any of your data protection rights, please contact us by postal mail at:

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Osterony Travel Insights
\n Innere Stadt 1
\n 1010 Wien
\n Austria

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